Chapter 326

"I know, but I want to meet with you." Yukari gripped her cell phone tightly. "Are you unwilling?"

"No … it's just that …" Seiji thought about it and decided to tell her the truth.

"I told you before that I have a roommate, right?"

"Yeah."

"This person is my adopted younger sister. She told me that she doesn't want me to get a girlfriend anytime soon, and that she wants to spend more time with me in my current state, "Seiji told her.

"I promised her that I would temporarily maintain my current state until she can calm down.

So, it's not that I'm unwilling, it's that for the time being, I don't want … that … "

He didn't know how to properly express himself.

"Can I understand it as you not wanting to get too close to girls for the time being?" Yukari asked.

"… You can understand it that way."

"Then what about your date at the Winter Snow Festival?"

"That wasn't a date, it was a favor … I don't have that type of relationship with that person."

Yukari fell silent for a moment.

"The 'adopted younger sister' you're talking about, could it be that beautiful black-haired girl who was by your side when I met you at the bookstore?" She recalled.

"Yes, that's her."

After hearing this answer, Yukari felt like she had "miscalculated."

If she had known at the time that the beautiful black-haired girl was Seiji's roommate, she definitely wouldn't have had such an attitude.

She lacked information, and she was too careless. She actually made a mistake in something that she didn't think was important, but was actually quite important!

Could it be … that when she asked Seigo out, but was stopped by Wakaba-san and Uehara-san, it was all because of this "adopted younger sister"?

It was highly possible.

Yukari felt like she was witnessing something shady … the mastermind behind the scenes.

This description was rather exaggerated, but that was exactly what she was feeling right now.

Yukari had the urge to sigh as she recalled the way that girl had looked at her at that time.

"What's her name?"

"Her name is Shika Kagura."

Shika Kagura.

Yukari memorized this name.

"Could I ask something? It's about Shika Kagura. "

"What do you want to know?"

"Of course, why is she living together with you? How did she become your adopted younger sister? "

Yukari fell silent.

Was it something that she shouldn't have asked?

Just as Yukari was wondering if she had touched a landmine, a calm voice spoke up from the other side of the phone.

"Because some things happened … I can't explain the specifics, but the general gist of it is that … she no longer has any family, and I want to accompany her, so I became adopted younger sister with her."

Although Yukari's words were calm, the content was profound enough.

"I apologize, I shouldn't have asked so casually."

"It's fine, it's not a big deal. It's just that I can't explain it in detail, sorry. "

A moment of silence fell between them.

"About the game … I still want to meet up with you," Yukari said in a soft voice.

"No … I don't want to talk about the game. I just want to meet up with you and have a chat. It's fine if we talk about the game or something else.

I really want to see you … It feels … lonely to be unable to see the person I like during the Winter Snow Festival. "

Seiji could sense her feelings for him.

If he continued to insist on refusing, it would be a little too unreasonable.

But if he went out and met up with her, then his promise with Shika would be …

Right, if it was just a meeting …

"Would you like to come over to my place?"

"Eh?"

"If you want to meet up and chat, it's fine if we don't meet outside. Would it be fine if you came over to my place for a chat? "

Yukari widened her eyes in surprise.

Not only would it be fine, it would be more than what she wanted!

Seiji never expected that she would make such a suggestion.

After recovering from her surprise, the purple-haired girl immediately responded, "Sure! I'd be delighted. "

'Yep, excellent. '

'This way, we can meet up and confirm that this isn't a date, but just a friend. '

Seiji mentally praised himself for being quick-witted.

"Then come over tomorrow when you're free, either in the morning or in the afternoon. The address is …"

Yukari hurriedly recorded it down.

"Just contact me before you come. I'll prepare some tea and desserts for you."

"Okay … Thank you, Seigo."

"There's no need to thank me … You're an important friend of mine." Seiji expressed his heartfelt feelings.

Yukari felt warmth in her heart as she felt his heartfelt words.

After saying goodnight to each other, the two of them hung up.

…

Late at night.

Inside Seiji's soul realm.

After paying the required points, Seiji learned yet another spell, [Mana Shield].

This spell's effect was to create a protective barrier around the user. As long as the user had Mana, the barrier could be maintained. It was capable of blocking both Mana and physical attacks.

If the user received a powerful attack that exceeded the user's limit, the barrier would shatter.

But before receiving such an attack, if the user judged that he wouldn't be able to block the attack and activated the barrier, the user would be able to block an attack that was twice as powerful as the user's limit. However, the barrier would shatter afterwards, and the user would have to cast the spell again.

Seiji checked his system. This time, he didn't see anything new.

'System, you've been slacking off lately. '

Now that he had learned both offensive and defensive spells, the next spell he needed to learn was the [Beginner-level Healing] spell.

He wondered if he would be able to learn it before the party.

'I'll try my best! '

Seiji continued cultivating with a positive attitude.

…

The next morning.

Yukari Asamiya was vexed.

It was her first time going to the home of the person she liked. How should she dress up?

Dressing up as if she was going on a date was no good. She should dress down a bit, but not too plainly.

It was difficult to grasp the degree to which she should dress up.

Another problem she was vexed about was the Winter Snow Festival present.

She had already prepared a Winter Snow Festival present for Seigo. Originally, she wanted to give it to him when they were alone, but now she could only give it to him normally.

What she was vexed about was whether she should also give his adopted younger sister, Shika Kagura, a present.

If she didn't give it to him, it would seem rather impolite. But if she gave it to him … First of all, she didn't know what to give him, and second of all, it might cause the opposite effect.

In the end, it was because she didn't understand her.

She didn't know what she liked or what her personality was like, so she was unable to properly deal with her.

If she wanted to know more … should she ask Seigo again?

No, that didn't feel good. And if she directly told him that she wanted to give him a present, he would definitely tell her that she didn't need to worry about it.

The purple-haired girl laid on her bed and sighed helplessly.

She regretted not talking to him when they first met at the bookstore … but no matter how much she thought about it, it was useless.

Two figures popped up in her mind.

Uehara-san and Wakaba-san … she probably knew about them.

Should she ask?

It would be so embarrassing to ask for information from her opponent, but this was also an opportunity.

Earlier, they had sent a message to her. Although it was in the name of apologizing, it could also be considered a show of their attitude.

It was likely that they could form an alliance of some degree. Yukari came to this conclusion.

After thinking it over, she decided to make a phone call.

In that case, who should she call?

If she had to say who was easier to talk to, it would probably be Mika Uehara.

But for some reason, Yukari wanted to call Chiaki Wakaba.

So, she picked up her cell phone and dialed a number.

"Good morning, Asamiya-san, what a surprise …"

After the call connected, she heard a casual voice on the other end of the line.